Daily Aviation Brief – 07/04/2017
Acumen Aviation Blog Posts:
China Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 3 April: http://bit.ly/2nNZNBw
Global Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 3 April: http://bit.ly/2osXLKa
Irish Aircraft Leasing Newsletter 3 April: http://bit.ly/2nNNUvv
Irish Commercial Aircraft Update 3 April: http://bit.ly/2oswabQ
Aircraft Update:
EI-FXP Airbus A319-111 c/n 2258 Volotea For delivery ex Ostrava ex N932FR.
Irish Aviation Research Institute Blog Posts:
Air Arabia Maroc announces new Dublin route: http://bit.ly/2nWCIig
Dublin Airport connecting traffic soars by 81%: http://bit.ly/2mYZ57c
New routes for Dublin Airport for Summer 2017: http://bit.ly/2nuzdMQ
Ryanair adds 7 new Boeing 737-800 to fleet in January: http://bit.ly/2nunkGH
Ryanair expands fleet by 7 new aircraft in February: http://bit.ly/2ou6Wqq
Ryanair adds 8 brand new 737-800 aircraft in March increasing fleet to 384: http://bit.ly/2nIP4bx
Ryanair adds 22 new Boeing 737-800s in Q4 reaches milestone delivery of 450th aircraft: http://bit.ly/2outPdz
Global Aviation News:
Airbus, Boeing close in on Qantas’ long haul dream: The Kangaroo route non-stop
Airlines should tap into Big Data for route planning – Skyscanner
AirAsia initiates third attempt to launch Vietnamese JV; Vietnam maybe overburdened with LCCs
Alaska Will Keep Gates at Dallas Airport Dominated by Southwest
Boeing and JetBlue Are Funding This Startup’s Electric Aircraft
Delta Air Lines & Korean Air announce joint venture in shadow of China Southern’s SkyTeam defection
DHS Head Backs Phone Searches of Those Entering U.S. at Airports
German Slated to Lead Etihad
Read more: https://global.handelsblatt.com/companies-markets/german-slated-to-lead-etihad-742918
HNA Said to Be in Advanced Talks for $1 Billion CWT Takeover
IAG: March 2017 – Group Traffic And Capacity Statistics
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33819
Is British Airways flying towards a no-frills future?
Read more: https://www.internationalairportreview.com/news/33845/british-airways-no-frills-airline/
JetBlue’s fresh approach to its Mint concept as more markets gain premium service
KLM Calls for Brexit Compromise While Preserving ‘EU Philosophy’
LATAM and Avianca continue balance sheet clean up as shareholder strife clouds Avianca-United tie up
Norwegian adds Denver and Seattle to low-cost Transatlantic network from UK
Qantas Finds Tonic in Cathay’s Poison as Chinese Tour Australia
Top job at Etihad requires constitution of steel
Read more: http://www.arabnews.com/node/1080366
Two flights are better than one Connecting flights hold the key to low-cost long-haul success
Read more: http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2017/04/two-flights-are-better-one
Irish Aviation News:
Airlines starting over 460 new routes in first three weeks of S17 season; Ryanair is #1 with almost 100 as FIGUS countries lead way
http://www.anna.aero/2017/04/05/airlines-starting-460-new-routes-summer-2017/
ASL Airlines Belgium S.A. f/k/a TNT Airways S.A.
http://airlineinfo.com/ost19/ost032217.html#TNT
ASL Airlines France is linking Dublin to Halifax, Nova Scotia
http://travelbiz.ie/newsstory/ASL_Airlines_France_is_linking_Dublin_to_Halifax_Nova_Scotia1
As Brexit bites, Ryanair to pivot growth away from UK for next two years
Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-ryanair-hldgs-idUKKBN1780YB?il=0
AWAS to Lease Three Airbus A320 Aircraft to Spring Airlines
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33809
Christoph Mueller tipped for top job at Abu Dhabi-based Etihad
EI-FZK Boeing 737-800 Ryanair First Flight
Read more: http://boeing-test-flights.blogspot.ie/2017/04/ei-fzk-b737-800-ryanair-first-flight.html
How Ryanair is weathering the Brexit storm
Read more: https://www.businesspost.ie/opinion/ryanair-weathering-brexit-storm-384083
NAC delivered one ATR 72-600, MSN 1398, to PT Garuda Indonesia on lease
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33820
Permanent hangar to be built in Athlone for air ambulance
Ryanair to Embrace Connecting Flights in Move Toward Hub Model
Ryanair ‘will have to suspend UK flights’ without early Brexit aviation deal
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/apr/06/ryanair-uk-flights-brexit-deal-wto
Stobart Group in £50m aircraft deal
Stobart Group Limited (“Stobart” or the “Group”) Aircraft Sale and Leaseback
Read more: http://www.aviator.aero/press_releases/33817
30-Second Interview – Christine Ourmieres-Widener, CEO of Flybe
http://www.anna.aero/2017/04/05/interview-christine-ourmieres-widener-ceo-flybe/
Tweet Picks:
@e_russell Adding intermediary hubs may be the key to low-cost long-haul airline success from Asia.
@e_russell KLM sees no need for own long-haul low-cost initiative.
@e_russell United will shift 3 737s back to the US mainland from #GUM in November, ending NRT-ICN flight.
@FlightVmax A320neo issues prompt #CSeries operators to move up engine checks.
@hharteveldt .@Fly_Norwegian anticipates adding more US markets with A321LR, says exec at @CAPA_Aviation Americas Summit.
@hharteveldt “Tell me when oil will go down to $10 and I’ll tell you when the new Mexico City airport will open” – ALTA at @CAPA_Aviation Americas Summit.
Video Picks:
Airborne 04.05.17: Planes of Fame Attacked, Remembering Ron Alexander, Patrouille De France
E195-E2 first flight
Michael O’Leary Apr 2 2017 Build Dublin Airport parallel runway immediately
Michael O’Leary Apr 2 2017 There is no competitive threat to Ryanair
Michael O’Leary Apr 2 2017 We will fly to primary airports as long as we have a discounted deal
Rebirth of an Airplane – Timelapse of a Global 120 month Inspection
Ryanair Always Getting Better 4